title: [Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus, variable and revealing clinical picture, and the contribution of cardiac tomodensitometry to the diagnosis: report of two cases].
abstract: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of mitral annular calcification and a common echocardiographic finding. CCMA discovery is mostly incidental, considered as benign tumor and may be unrelated to patient symptoms. Multimodality imaging may have an additional value for the diagnosis of CCMA. We report the cases of two CCMA revealed by acute pulmonary oedema and stroke, respectively. The aims of this presentation are: to illustrate the variety of cardiac symptoms that led to the diagnosis of CCMA; and to highlight the usefulness of thoracic multisliced computed tomography for the diagnosis of CCMA.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, hôpital cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, soins intensifs - plateau de cardiologie interventionnelle, CHU de Bordeaux, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cetran
authors.affiliation: Unité d'imagerie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, hôpital cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Corneloup
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie et d'échocardiographie, hôpital cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dijos
authors.affiliation: Unité d'imagerie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, hôpital cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montaudon
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie et d'échocardiographie, hôpital cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roudaut
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, hôpital cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, soins intensifs - plateau de cardiologie interventionnelle, CHU de Bordeaux, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coste
authors.affiliation: Unité d'imagerie thoracique et cardiovasculaire, hôpital cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laurent
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie et maladies vasculaires, hôpital cardiologique du Haut Lévêque, soins intensifs - plateau de cardiologie interventionnelle, CHU de Bordeaux, avenue de Magellan, 33604 Pessac cedex, France. Electronic address: edouard.gerbaud@chu-bordeaux.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gerbaud
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Caseous calcification of the mitral annulus; Echocardiography; Nécrose caséeuse de l’anneau mitral; Thoracic multisliced computed tomography; Tomodensitométrie cardiaque; Échocardiographie